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March 1, 2012 LAHAINA — In this era of the digital camera — clunky version, handheld, iPhone or iPad — no visitor or resident, no matter how many sunsets, hula dancers, rainbows or plumeria photographed this or i... more »»

February 23, 2012 Kapono Gecko, the fictional character who lives in the soon-to-be-renovated Lahaina Public Library (contributions are still being accepted), knows it is annual condominium meeting season, because... more »»

February 9, 2012 KAANAPALI — Nine-year-old Laki Pomaikai already looked like a loser. Today, he may be the most flamboyant, colorful preacher in all of Maui. His father drank and his family was impoverished. more »»

February 2, 2012 LAHAINA — Aloha! As mentioned in last month’s message to you, for anyone who wants to nominate a student to be considered for the Honors Program at LIS, the nomination period is officially ope. more »»

January 26, 2012 Ask any American educator, “When should a young child begin school?” Or, “Are the benefits of early childhood worth the expenses and parental effort?” You will get the same answer. more »»

January 26, 2012 LAHAINA — “Sometimes I have come to wonder/How it came to be/That the white man brought his Christian God/on his journeys ’cross the sea/First they gave us ’aina, which we then claimed as our ow. more »»

January 19, 2012 LAHAINA — I would like to invite members of the public to an upcoming informal meeting to talk about the potential relocation of the West Maui transit hub from its current location at The Wharf... more »»

January 12, 2012 Kapono Gecko, the fictional character who lives in Lahaina Public Library and is excited about the coming renovation project spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Lahaina, has not been heard from for... more »»

December 29, 2011 KAANAPALI — When Uwe Schulz, chief onsite architect of a boutique shopping center that came to be called Whalers Village, landed in California on vacation in 1970, he spoke barely a word of English. more »»

December 29, 2011 NAPILI — As an educator with 45 years of experience in a wide variety of schools (parochial, public, international, pre-K-12 independent, all girls, all boys, Episcopal pre-K-12), I have had the... more »»

December 15, 2011 KAANAPALI — When Eldon Coon and sons Jim and Randy of today’s Trilogy Excursions brought the first Trilogy — actually a trimaran with three hulls — to Maui and Lanai nearly 40 years ago, little did... more »»

December 8, 2011 LAHAINA — Holiday Greetings, everyone! LIS is just rolling with the “punches” (assessments) these days. It feels as though assessments are taking a huge chunk out of our instructional time. more »»

November 24, 2011 LAHAINA — “Ha‘ina Hou — Let the Story Be Told!” is the name of a 12-month program created by Lahaina Restoration Foundation for the new 2012 “Second Fridays” in Lahaina promotion. more »»